HEB ISD 2026–2027 School Calendar

The first day of school is Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Collegiate Academy starts the same day but follows a different calendar for several holidays and the end of the school year.

Elementary Meet the Teacher Night was scheduled for Monday, August 10, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at HEB ISD elementary schools. Families were invited to bring school supplies. Junior high and high school back-to-school events are arranged separately by each campus.

For Meet the Teacher Night on August 10, 2026, HEB ISD instructed elementary families to check Skyward Family Access after 4 p.m. for their child's teacher name. Families unable to check online could get help at the school. This was the announced arrangement for the 2026 event.

Wednesday, May 26, 2027, is the last student day on the regular district calendar. Students attend school with early dismissal. Collegiate Academy's last day is Friday, May 21.

Summer break begins after early dismissal on May 26, 2027, for students following the district calendar. May 27 is the first full day without regular classes. Graduation ceremonies take place later for graduating seniors.

Yes. Monday, September 7, 2026, is a student and staff holiday. Classes resume Tuesday, September 8.

Students following the district calendar have October 9–12 off, including the weekend. October 9 is a staff-development day, and October 12 is Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day. The official PDF does not call this combined break Fall Break. Classes resume October 13.

No regular student classes are scheduled for November 3 because of staff development. November 2 is also off for Election Week Break, and students return November 4. Collegiate Academy has scheduled classes on both November 2 and 3.

No. Wednesday, November 11, 2026, is not listed as a student holiday on the district calendar. It is a scheduled school day.

Thanksgiving Break is November 23–27, 2026. Including the weekends before and after, students have nine consecutive days without classes, November 21–29. School resumes Monday, November 30.

The district calendar lists Winter Break from December 21, 2026, through January 4, 2027. January 4 is also a staff-development day without student classes. Students return January 5.

Students have 17 consecutive calendar days without classes, December 19, 2026–January 4, 2027, including weekends. Friday, December 18, is an early-release school day before the break.

Students following the regular district calendar return Tuesday, January 5, 2027. Collegiate Academy returns later, on Monday, January 11.

No. Monday, January 18, 2027, is a student and staff holiday. Classes are scheduled to resume Tuesday, January 19.

Students have February 15 and 16 off. With the preceding weekend, that makes a four-day break from February 13–16. Classes resume Wednesday, February 17. Collegiate Academy does not list these dates as student holidays.

No. Friday, February 12, is an early-release school day, not a full holiday. Students attend classes and leave at their school level's scheduled early-dismissal time.

Spring Break runs Monday, March 15, through Friday, March 19, 2027. Including weekends, students have March 13–21 off and return Monday, March 22. Collegiate Academy follows the same Spring Break dates.

Yes. Friday, March 26, 2027, is a student holiday. Although the date is also identified for possible staff-only weather make-up work, it is not a scheduled student make-up day.

Yes. Monday, March 29, 2027, is a scheduled school day. Students have Good Friday, March 26, off, followed by the weekend.

No. April 12 is a staff-development day without student classes on the regular district calendar. Students return April 13. Collegiate Academy has a different schedule: April 9 is its student holiday, and classes resume April 12.

During the regular district student year, the dates are October 9 and November 3, 2026, and January 4 and April 12, 2027. January 4 also falls within Winter Break. The August staff-development days are before the first student day, and May 27 is after the last.

The four all-student early-release dates on the regular district calendar are October 30 and December 18, 2026, and February 12 and May 26, 2027. These dates apply to elementary, junior high and high school students on that calendar. Collegiate Academy uses different dates.

Thursday, October 29, 2026, and Thursday, February 11, 2027. On those two dates, high schools dismiss at 12:45 p.m., while elementary and junior high schools follow their regular schedules.

Not if they attend an HEB ISD junior high. The district's junior highs serve grades 7–9, and the October 29 and February 11 early-release dates apply only to high schools. Collegiate Academy follows its own calendar.

On their scheduled early-release days, elementary students dismiss at 11:50 a.m., junior high students at 12:30 p.m. and high school students at 12:45 p.m. Check which dates apply to your student's school before arranging pickup.

Elementary schools run from 7:45 a.m. to 3:05 p.m., junior highs from 8:15 a.m. to 3:35 p.m., and high schools from 8:40 a.m. to 4:02 p.m. Collegiate Academy has separate hours.

The six periods are August 12–September 18, September 21–October 30 and November 4–December 18, 2026; then January 5–February 12, February 17–April 9 and April 13–May 26, 2027. These are grading-period boundaries, not separate holiday schedules.

No. September 18, 2026, and April 9, 2027, are scheduled regular school days. The other four grading periods end on districtwide early-release dates: October 30, December 18, February 12 and May 26.

The instructional calendar lists the end of each six-week grading period but does not give report-card posting dates. Check your school's grade-reporting announcements or Skyward rather than assuming grades are posted on the period's final day.

The published schedule works out to 175 planned student attendance days, based on 206 weekdays between August 12 and May 26 minus 31 scheduled no-class weekdays. The six grading-period day counts also total 175. This is a calculated figure rather than a separately printed annual total.

The district PDF labels March 26 and May 28, 2027, as staff-only inclement-weather make-up dates. Those labels do not add student attendance days. March 26 remains a scheduled student holiday, and May 28 is after the last regular student day. Check for later district announcements if weather affects the schedule.

Check the district's Weather Closings / Urgent News page and official social media accounts. HEB ISD also sends closure notices using the family contact information on file. Keep that information current; the district says it does not send notices when schools are operating normally.

KEYS High School graduation is scheduled for May 28 at 7 p.m. Trinity High School graduates May 31 at 2 p.m., followed by L.D. Bell High School at 6 p.m. The instructional PDF does not provide ceremony venues or guest arrangements, so confirm those details with each high school.

No. Collegiate Academy has a separate calendar. Its students return from Winter Break January 11 instead of January 5, follow different February and April schedules, and finish school May 21 rather than May 26. Use the Academy calendar if your student attends that campus.

The district's official calendar PDFs are available at https://www.hebisd.edu/calendar. There is a standard district calendar, an accessible version and a separate Collegiate Academy calendar. Choose the one that applies to your student's school.

The HEB ISD Calendar page links to visual and performing arts events, high school athletics, seventh- and eighth-grade athletics, and statewide testing calendars. The instructional calendar covers major school dates, not every concert, game or campus event.